Challenges of ICT Tools for Managerial Functions in Private Secondary Schools
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2024-04
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The study examined the challenges of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools
for managerial functions among private secondary school administrators in Ilorin metropolis,
Kwara State, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used in the paper. Using a
standardized questionnaire, the principals of the private secondary schools in the Ilorin Metropolis
provided the data. The total population of Private Secondary Schools within Ilorin Metropolis is
141. The entire population was used as a sample for the study. Findings from the study showed
that the majority of the respondents strongly disagreed that there is a non-availability of
computers in private secondary schools. The respondents disagreed with the unavailability of
internet services in the Ilorin metropolis. The majority of the respondents agree that inadequate
Information and Communication Technology tools in private secondary schools. The study
concluded that fear of technology use among principals, inadequate Information and
Communication Technology tools, and power failure are the challenges confronting the effective
use of ICT among principals in private secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis. The paper
recommended that the proprietors of private secondary schools in the Ilorin metropolis should
procure more Information and Communication Technology tools. Computer literacy experts
should be appointed as the principal. The management should introduce solar energy to save the
school from the interrupted power supply.